CROFT, MICHAEL. — Red Carpet to China.

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1958. 1st edition. "Invited 'out of the blue' to join an international youth delegation to China, Michael Croft - founder of the National Youth Theatre and author of that remarkable first novel 'Spare the Rod' - set out on the strange journey, via Russia..He was determined to meet and learn about ordinary Chinese folk..". Pp.x/278, minor spotting to endpapers. Red cloth. Dustwrapper has spotted marks to rear, toning to edges with chipping to top and tail of spine. G+/G+.** "John Michael Croft, (1922 – 1986) was an English actor, schoolteacher, and writer. Based upon his own experience of supply teaching in tough secondary schools, he wrote the controversial 1954 anti-corporal punishment novel Spare the Rod, which was later released as a film.".